Morroco

France’s highest court has ruled that a gay French-Moroccan couple are allowed to marry despite the North African kingdom’s refusal to recognize marriages between two men.

A Moroccan appeals court has upheld the convictions of several men accused of homosexual acts. At least four of the six defendants in the case in central Morocco were convicted July 2 on charges that included “lewd or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex,” according to Human Rights Watch.

RABAT, Morocco — A Holland America cruise ship carrying more than 2,000 gay travelers was turned away from a scheduled port of call stop to Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city as well as its chief port.